PLAVIX is the only prescription antiplatelet medicine recommended
for people with established Peripheral Artery Disease, or P.A.D., to reduce the risk
of a future heart attack or stroke. Sometimes known as poor circulation in the legs,
P.A.D. may cause pain during exercise, such as walking, that is relieved by rest.
PLAVIX is also recommended for people who have suffered a recent heart attack
or stroke to help reduce the risk of a future heart attack or stroke.

Learn about the other uses for PLAVIX.

		See PLAVIX at Work Taking Plavix® (clopidogrel bisulfate) every day for as long as your doctor recommends is proven to help keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots, which helps keep your blood flowing. This in turn helps protect you from a heart attack or stroke.
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It's important to know that PLAVIX works differently than other medicines. For example, most high blood pressure medicines help lower blood volume or expand blood vessels. Most cholesterol medicines help reduce the buildup of plaque in your arteries and limit the production of new cholesterol. PLAVIX directly addresses the formation of clots, the cause of most heart attacks and strokes. PLAVIX is the only FDA-approved prescription antiplatelet therapy to help reduce the risk of future heart attack or stroke for patients with established P.A.D.

Why your doctor may consider PLAVIX:

• PLAVIX helps keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots, which helps keep blood flowing—right from your first dose.
• PLAVIX reduces clot formation, the cause of most heart attacks
  and strokes.
• PLAVIX helps protect you from a heart attack or stroke if you take it as prescribed by your doctor. (Please see prescribing information for more details.)
• For over 11 years, PLAVIX has been prescribed to more than 100 million patients to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.

Important Safety Information: Certain genetic factors and some medicines such as Prilosec reduce the effect of PLAVIX leaving you at greater risk for heart attack and stroke. Your doctor may use genetic tests to determine treatment. Don’t stop taking PLAVIX without talking to your doctor as your risk of heart attack or stroke may increase. People with stomach ulcers or conditions that cause bleeding should not use PLAVIX. Taking PLAVIX alone or with some other medicines, including aspirin, may increase bleeding risk, so tell your doctor when planning surgery. Tell your doctor all medicines you take, including aspirin, especially if you’ve had a stroke. If fever, unexplained weakness or confusion develops, tell your doctor promptly. These may be signs of TTP, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, reported sometimes less than 2 weeks after starting PLAVIX. Other rare but serious side effects may occur.

Please see Full Prescribing Information Including Boxed Warning for more details.

The health information contained herein is provided for general educational
purposes only. Your health-care professional is the single best source of
information regarding your health. Please consult your health-care professional if
you have any questions about your health or treatment.